The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-13
General News.


BUsINEss good.
CLEAR and cool.
RIVER falling again,
The Arkansas river Is risingat Little Rock.
TnE Alberta No. 3 is the Saturday packet
for White river.
THE Coahoma arrived from the upper coast
win 3o bales OF cotton and l,oio sacks oil
cotton seed.
Tue City Of Providence is the Anchor line
packet leaving here at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Vicksburg.
THE GayOso, Capt. w. p, Hall, is the regu-
lar packet leaving here this evening Tor mp,
tonyillc and way points. D. q, Michel aud
X. A. Mcnzies are her clerks.
u James Ice, from Triars Point, brought
400 bales OF cotton, O. bags OF seed cotton
and 2,745 sacks Of cotton seed. She went
back last night with a good trip.
II Rene Macready, Capt. o. X. Joplin,
arrived from Golden lake last night with l"9
bales of cotton, 1873 bag Of seed cotton and
2,Ooo sacks of cotton seed. She leaves this
evening for Cat island.
The tug Ida Patton yesterday brought n
barge containing loose and balcd cotton,
badly damaged by fire aud water, which was
received from the wreck Of the I. b.. Sims.
About forty bales have been recovered.
THE Kate Adams will arrive today from
Arkansas City, but will not return 10 that
point until tomorrow evening. Tomorrow
afternoon she will bring President aud Mrs.
Cleveland from West Memphis TO this city.
Sr. LOUIS Globe-Democat Capt. Vim.
Thompson IN able 10 get around the front,
hut IL yet too i'll 10 take command Of his
boat, the Annie y. Silver, in the Anchor
line. Capt. James Coghill goes out on her
again this trip.
The Chickasaw brought out Of White
river ,O5S bales Of cotton, q bales OF which
she rcshipped at Tcrrcne, arriving here yes
terday morning with 1,023 bales Of cotton
and 237 sacks OF cotton seed. She returned
10 White river last evening with n fair trip.
TnE Joe Peters arrived from Arkansas
river with 420 bales Of cotton, las bags Of
seed cotton, 2i sacks Of cotton seed and 3
head Of cattle. At Tcrrcno she rcshippcd 81
bales Of cotton for New Orleans. The Peters
returned 10 Arkansas river last night with
n good trip.
TnE Belle Memphis, from 81. Louis, passed
Ia Nicksburg last evening. She put of here
3,33S packages, including IA bales Of cotton,
i3l sacks Of cotton seed, 100 sacks Of rye, %
rolls of hacging and AZ ticrccs OF hams, and
added 80 tons Of freight for wsy points. Al
West Memphis shk tbok on Winters lcvce
outfit, which goes 10 Grccnyillc.
Mn J.. II. KArES Of Pittsburg, IL now in
this city with n patent for a new means of
propelling steamers. lie has n working
model u a boat In which he uses the wheels
or propelling poSorof Ia boat to support IL.
lie claims that his boat can he run at the
rate Of a mile n minute, and that, owing Ia
her great velocity, the boat will practically
run ON the surface Of the water, thus en-
abling the boat to carry from onc-third Ia
onc-sixihs Of It's weight In passcngers-Ma.
rinc Journal, N. Y.
TnE Mary l,ublo is the experiment about
which much has been said by the people
above here. She was built by a farmer who
had never had any river experience. and Il
IicBtircly the opposite al any ordinary boat In
nearly every particular. She has four wlJccl'
on two shafts, and four Sxi0 inch engines
two Of which arc attached 10 each shaft. Tn,
spgincs set across the decks and the shaft,
nm fore and at, and have screw wheels one
setting behind the other. Her officers say
they have never had water enough 10 try hcl
In, and one reason for making the prcsonI
voyage IL Ia get into deep water. They had
n pool Of water nt Evansville n mile long
and dropping her barge- she ran through TIC
mile IN two and a half minutes; when sh,
gets rid of her bargcs " there Is water sh,
will make n run 30 Cincinnati, aud her pco
pie think her record will he faster than IN,
fastest big boats that ever run. She draw
t~wenty-siN inchcs-Cairo Argus.